Sunday, January 17, 2010

SMS: Lemon Walnut Buttermilk Pound Cake

This week's SMS selection is one that I was quite excited about. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I love any excuse to make a quick bread!

I was slightly disappointed in this one, however.

It wasn't bad, it just wasn't as fantastic as I wanted it to be. The main problem was that it wasn't lemon-y enough, even though I used a considerably more lemon juice and zest than the recipe called for. Other changes I made were to use palm sugar in place of cane sugar and buttermilk instead of sour cream.

I will say that it was unbelievably moist, which was fantastic, and it had that wonderful caramelized crust around the edges that is always a delicious foil to the soft center of a pound cake or quick bread.

I'm not likely to make this one again, though it was tasty (and disappeared rather quickly). I just think there are probably better lemon pound cakes out there. Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks, because I'm planning on making this one sometime soon.

Bummer you didn't like it! I made mine a little differently, but it turned out great. It seems that I chopped my nuts a lot smaller than everyone else, too. I was lazy and put them in the food processor!

Your photos are lovely, sorry the cake wasn't all you hoped. I didn't think it had enough lemon flavor either, I kept taking bites expecting more to come through and it didn't. Have you tried the lemon cake from Baked? I've been wanting to try that one.

from the headline copy...i was so excited to make this...but will not based on your comments...i think the lemon lemon loaf from "baked: new frontiers in baking" is a fabulous recipe...moist, good texture & lemony...it freezes well...my peeps *heart* this recipe!

LindaYes, I think there are definitely better lemon loaf recipes out there. I've heard great things about the one from Baked, though I haven't tried it yet. Also, the recipe I linked in my post looks amazing - it's a Dorie Greenspan recipe made by Joy the Baker - and I'll definitely be trying it out soon.